Ancestor Quote by Haile Selassie

I was on the wrong side of colonization. My ancestry is mostly mired in having the colonial experience as colonized subjects, first as slaves…

— Fred D'Aguiar

Then let yourself love all that you take delight in Accept yourself whole, accept the heritage That shaped you and is passed on from…

— John Ashbery

Have faith in yourselves, be proud of your ancestors, instead of being ashamed of them.

— Swami Vivekananda

In everything I've done, I've always tried to make room for indigenous people, to include them.

— Robert Lepage

I was sort of a half-breed of colonization, understanding everyone because I belonged completely to no one.

— Albert Memmi

“There is a strange emptiness to life without myths. I am African American — by which I mean, a descendant of slaves, rather than…

— N.K. Jemisin

You can say I had a severe case of 'Roots' envy. I wanted to be like Alex Haley, and I wanted to be able…

— Henry Louis Gates

Be proud of your heritage, and don't be discouraged from the improbable.

— Carey Price

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

— Voltaire

Living in different cultures helped me work out who I was going to be, separate from where I came from.

— Jacinda Barrett

“If you’ve never dealt with your ancestors, let me give you a word of advice. Don’t expect straight answers. And don’t be surprised when…

— Juliette Harper

“However, many of our ancestors were both the colonizers and the colonized. We embody immensely conflicting cultures.”

— Dolores Delgado Bernal